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Abdulla Qodiriy Park

A 20-hectare city park in north-west Tashkent between Eski Juva bazaar and the circus, named after the novelist who was born nearby.

Nature1930s

About the place

Young volunteers laid out the park in the early 1930s on ground locals called Jangob. It carried several names in Soviet times, including Pushkin's, and since 1992 has been named after Abdulla Qodiriy, author of the first Uzbek novel, whose family home stood just north-west of here.

Plane trees, pines, junipers and willows shade the paths, and the beds are replanted with flowers each year. The park sits a short walk from Chorsu bazaar and has exits towards Chorsu and Gafur Gulom metro stations.

Why go

  • Shady old trees close to Chorsu bazaar
  • Named after the author of the first Uzbek novel
  • Easy to reach by metro

Sources (3)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.uz.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.openstreetmap.org

Nearby

  • Tashkent PlanetariumMuseums

    Under 1 km away

    Tashkent Planetarium

    The city planetarium in Abdulla Qodiriy Park, first opened in 1963 and rebuilt in 2003, with a dome show hall and an exhibition hall.

  • Ensembles

    Under 1 km away

    Tashkent Old City and Zarqaynar Street

    The mahallas of Tashkent's old city between Chorsu Bazaar and Hazrati Imam, a quarter that took shape from the 9th century.

  • Tashkent State CircusAttractions

    Under 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage

    Tashkent State Circus

    A domed 1970s circus on Khadra square in old Tashkent, often compared to a flying saucer and one of the city's best-known modernist buildings.

  • Chorsu BazaarBazaars

    1 km away

    Chorsu Bazaar

    Tashkent's oldest and busiest market, under a large turquoise dome, with spices, dried fruit, bread, meat and household goods spread over several halls and yards.